fa la

noun

meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong

• Syn: ↑fal la

• Hypernyms: ↑nonsense, ↑bunk, ↑nonsensicality, ↑meaninglessness, ↑hokum

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noun also fal la \(ˈ)fä(l)|lä\ (-s)

Etymology: from fa-la, frequent meaningless syllables in the refrains of such songs

: a 16th and 17th century part-song that is like a dance in character : ballad

another kind of ballets commonly called fa las — Thomas Morley

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fa la (

● fa-la